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AGRICULTURAL  AND  MECHANICAL  COLLEGE 

VOL.  XIV— N.  S.  AUGUST,  1922  ZT  ~ 


COURSES  OFFERED 

IN 

GEOLOGY  AND  PETROLEUM 
ENGINEERING 

1922-23 


BATON  ROUGE,  LOUISIANA 
PUBLISHED  BY  THE  UNIVERSITY  TEN  TIMES  A YEAR 


entered  as  second  class  matter,  at  baton  rouge, 
UNDER  THE  ACT  OF  JULY  16,  1894. 


Dr.  H.  V.  Howe,  elected  in  June,  took  charge  of  the 
Department  of  Geology  July  1,  1922. 

The  following  courses  in  Geology,  Petroleum  Geology, 
and  Petroleum  Engineering  are  offered  beginning  with  the 
session  1922-23. 


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COURSES  OFFERED 

IN 


GEOLOGY  AND  PETROLEUM 
ENGINEERING 

1922-23 


COURSE  LEADING  TO  THE  B.  S.  DEGREE  IN  GEOLOGY 


Hours  a Week 


Number  of 


Laboratory 

Recitations 

SUBJECTS 

Course 

F 

W 

S 

F | W 

1 

1 

1 s 

1 

F 

W 

S 

Freshman  Class. 

3 

3 

3 

English  or  alternative.. 

1 

2 

3 

3 

3 

3 

History  

1 

2 

3 

4 

4 

4 

3 

3 

3 

Chemistry  

1 

2 

3 

3 

3 

3 

Mathematics  

1 

2 

3 

3 

3 

3 

German,  French,  or  Spanish 

1 

2 j 

| 3 

2 

2 

2 

Military  Science  and  Drill 

1 

2 

I 3 

or 

3 

3 

3 

Physical  Training 

1 

2 

3 

Sophomore  Class. 

3 

3 

3 

English  or  alternative 

3 

3 

3 

German,  French,  or  Spanish  . 

4 

5 

6 

3 

3 

3 

Government 

1 

2 

3 

3 

3 

3 

Physics 

1 

2 

3 

2 

2 

2 

Physics 

4 

5 

6 

f 3 

3 

3 

Geology 

1 

2 

3 

2 

2 

2 

Military  Science  and  Drill...  . 

4 

5 

6 

or 

3 

3 

3 

Physical  Training... . 

4 

5 

6 

Junior  Class. 

3 

3 

3 

Economics 

1 

2 

3 

3 

3 

3 

Psychology 

1 

2 

3 

6 

6 

6 

Geology 

7 

8 

9 

9 

9 

9 

Elective  

Senior  Class. 

3 

3 

3 

Geology 

13 

14 

15 

6 

6 

6 

Geology 

10 

11 

12 

6 

6 

6 

Geology : 

16 

17 

18 

6 

6 

6 

Other  Science — A portion  should  be 

in  the  special  work  given  on  the 

Chemistry  of  Petroleum 

2 

2 

2 

General  Elective 

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SPECIAL  COURSE 
IN  PETROLEUM  ENGINEERING 

For  those  graduate  students  and  seniors  who  have  the 
proper  prerequisites,  the  following  schedule  of  work  in 
Petroleum  Engineering  is  suggested.  This  course  is  in- 
tended to  equip  the  student  for  work  in  the  oil  fields  of 
Louisiana.  The  Geology  courses  listed  below  may  all  be 
taken  in  the  same  year,  but  the  more  advanced  courses 
given  in  this  list  may  not  be  taken  without  at  the  same  time 
taking  the  courses  which  precede  it. 

Fall  Term. — Geology  1,  7,  13,  16. 

Chemistry  46,  49. 


Winter  Term. — Geology  2,  11a,  14,  17. 

Chemistry  47,  50. 

Spring  Term. — Geology  3,  12a,  15,  18. 

Chemistry  48,  51. 


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COURSES  IN  GEOLOGY 
Assistant  Professor  H.  V.  Howe 

1.  Sec.  a.  Dynamic  Geology. 

This  is  an  introductory  course  dealing  with  the  forces 
and  processes  which  are  continually  modifying  the  surface 
of  the  earth.  Volcanoes,  glaciers,  oceans,  lakes,  rivers,  the 
atmosphere,  underground  water,  and  organic  life  are  each 
discussed  in  detail. 

Fall.  3 hours.  Monday,  Wednesday,  Friday.  9 :00 
o’clock. 

1.  Sec.  b.  Dynamic  Geology.  (Given  only  in  1922-’23.) 

This  course  is  offered  primarily  for  agricultural  stu- 
dents as  an  introduction  to  Geology,  but  is  sufficiently  simi- 
lar to  Geology  1 that  other  students  may  substitute  it  in 
place  of  that  course  if  necessary  in  arranging  schedules. 

Tuesday,  Thursday,  Saturday.  10  o’clock. 


2.  Structural  Geology. 

This  is  a study  of  the  materials  of  which  the  earth  is 
composed  and  of  the  manner  in  which  these  materials  are 
arranged.  (Geology  1 and  2 cover  most  of  the  ground 
usually  included  in  a course  in  Introductory  Physiography, 
and  hence  should  prove  helpful  to  teachers  of  Physical 
Geography.) 

Winter.  3 hours.  Monday,  Wednesday,  Friday.  9:00 
o’clock. 

3.  Historical  Geology. 

This  is  a study  of  the  earth’s  history,  of  the  changes 
of  level  between  land  and  sea,  of  topography,  of  climate, 
and  of  the  successive  groups  of  animals  and  plants  which 
have  lived  upon  the  globe. 

Spring.  3 hours.  Monday,  Wednesday,  Friday.  9 :00 
o’clock. 


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5.  Agricultural  Geology. 

This  course  includes  a study  of  the  origin  and  modifica- 
tion of  soils.  It  also  deals  with  the  origin  and  production 
of  mineral  fertilizers. 

Winter.  2 hours.  Tuesday,  Thursday.  10 :00  o’clock. 

6.  Geology  of  Louisiana. 

The  historical  and  structural  geology  of  Louisiana  is 
studied  in  its  relation  to  the  origin  of  the  different  soil 
types  and  mineral  products  of  the  State. 

Spring.  2 hours.  Tuesday,  Thursday.  10:00  o’clock. 

7.  Introductory  Mineralogy. 

The  physical  and  chemical  properties  of  the  more  com- 
mon minerals  are  studied.  The  latter  portion  of  the  course 
includes  practice  in  sight  determination  of  the  more  impor- 
tant rock  types. 

Fall.  6 hours  Lab.  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday. 
2:15  to  4:15  o’clock. 

8.  Crystallography. 

The  first  half  of  the  course  deals  with  the  different 
systems  and  classes  in  which  minerals  crystallize.  Selected 
models  and  actual  crystals  representing  the  more  important 
of  these  classes  are  drawn.  For  this  work  a knowledge  of 
Descriptive  Geometry  will  be  found  helpful,  but  is  not  re- 
quired. The  second  half  of  the  course  is  given  to  crystal 
optics  and  the  use  of  the  petrographic  microscope  in  the 
study  of  minerals. 

Winter.  6 hours  Lab.  Monday,  Wednesday,  Friday. 
2 :15  to  4 :15  o’clock. 

9.  Advanced  Mineralogy  and  Petrography. 

The  systematic  determination  of  50  minerals  by  means 
of  their  physical,  chemical  and  optical  properties  occupies 
the  first  portion  of  the  course.  The  latter  portion  of  the 


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course  gives  an  introduction  to  the  determination  of  rocks 
by  means  of  the  petrographic  microscope. 

Spring.  6 hours  Lab.  Monday,  Wednesday,  Friday. 
2:15  to  4:15  o’clock. 

10.  11.  12.  Paleontology. 

This  course  is  of  especial  importance  to  the  oil  geologist 
and  is  intended  to  give  him  the  training  necessary  to  deter- 
mine the  age  of  the  formations  with  which  he  will  have 
to  deal  in  the  field.  The  fall  term  is  devoted  to  a study  of 
the  structures  and  classification  of  the  different  groups  of 
animal  and  plant  life  which  have  existed  on  the  earth  in 
past  ages.  The  winter  term  is  devoted  to  a study  of  the 
fossil  markers  of  the  Paleozoic  horizons.  This  portion  of 
the  course  is  intended  especially  for  those  expecting  to  work 
in  the  mid-continent  oil  fields.  The  spring  term  is  devoted 
to  a study  of  the  Mesozoic  and  Cenezoic  fossil  markers  and 
is  intended  to  give  the  student  the  necessary  training  to 
determine  the  age  of  the  formations  in  Louisiana,  Eastern 
Texas,  and  California  oil  fields.  6 hours  Lab.  Fall,  Winter, 
Spring.  Monday,  Wednesday,  Friday.  2 : 15  to  4 : 15  o’clock. 

11a.  12a.  Paleontology.  (Given  only  in  1922-’23.) 

Special  work  in  Paleontology  offered  for  those  taking 
the  Petroleum  Engineering  work.  6 hours  Lab.  Winter, 
Spring.  Hours  to  be  arranged. 

13.  Economic  Geology  (Mineral  Fuels). 

This  course  deals  with  the  production  and  geology  of 

011,  gas  and  coal.  Fall,  3 hours.  Monday,  Wednesday, 
Friday.  10  o’clock. 

14.  Economic  Geology  (Non-Metals  except  Fuels). 

This  course  deals  with  the  production  and  geology  of 
the  important  non-metallic  minerals.  The  geology  of 
underground  water  is  also  treated. 

Winter.  3 hours.  Monday,  Wednesday,  Friday. 
10  :00  o’clock. 


15.  Economic  Geology  (Metals). 


This  course  deals  with  the  geology  of  metal  mining  and 
includes  a study  of  the  important  metallic  ores. 

Spring.  3 hours.  Monday,  Wednesday  and  Friday. 
10:00  o'clock. 

16.  17.  18.  Petroleum  Geology. 

This  course  takes  up  a detailed  study  of  the  geology 
and  conditions  favoring  the  accumulation  of  Petroleum  in 
the  important  oil  fields  of  the  world.  It  also  includes  a 
study  of  the  more  important  recent  papers  relating  to  the 
theory  of  oil  migration  and  accumulation.  This  course  is 
open  to  the  graduate  student  and  senior  who  may  represent 
the  proper  prerequisites. 

Fall,  Winter,  Spring.  6 hours  Lab.  Monday,  Wednes- 
day, Friday,  2:15  to  4:15  o’clock. 


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